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Dr. Dolittle

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Dr. Dolittle (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 32 Fresh: 14  Rotten:18 Average Rating: 5.3/10

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Runtime: 85 mins

Synopsis: A remake of the 1967 Richard Fleischer film of the same name, DR. DOLITTLE follows an animal doctor whose patients' barks, squeals, and meows turn into actual human voices, stirring up the practice. Eddie Murphy updates the role as a San Francisco veternarian who as a boy was looked upon... A remake of the 1967 Richard Fleischer film of the same name, DR. DOLITTLE follows an animal doctor whose patients' barks, squeals, and meows turn into actual human voices, stirring up the practice. Eddie Murphy updates the role as a San Francisco veternarian who as a boy was looked upon strangely by everyone when he claimed he could talk to animals. Now an adult, a near wreck stirs something in him and suddenly he can understand the animals again, whether he wants to or not. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Ossie Davis, Oliver Platt, Norm MacDonald, Chris Rock

Director: Betty Thomas
Screenwriter: Nat Mauldin, Larry Levinson
Producer: John Davis, Joseph M. Singer, David T. Friendly
Composer: Richard Gibbs

DVD Info

Release:

Sep 8, 2005

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - English
  • Dolby Surround - French
  • Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

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Robert Denerstein
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Os roteiristas parecem pensar que o simples fato de estarmos vendo um cachorro resmungando é engraçado, não importando o que ele fale. O problema é que importa, sim - e muito.

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05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
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The moral of Dr. Dolittle is follow your bliss no matter what anyone else thinks.

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03/02/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Why are creatures commenting here on copulation and what are anal thermometers doing being swallowed up by canines’ rears in a kids’ picture?

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